Seq # 290020010

Hypatopa binotella (Thunberg, 1794) Species

Last modified: April 5, 2021, 3:51 p.m.


A rare species which occurs mainly on sandy soil, more frequently observed in the Kempen


Details

Classification
Family: Blastobasidae > Genus: Hypatopa > Species: Hypatopa binotella
Vernacular names
Vijfvlekspaandermot (NL)
First mention in Belgium
De Crombrugghe G. 1906a. Catalogue raisonné des Microlépidoptères de Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société entomologique de Belgique XIII: 1–172; XIV: 1–155. On page 39.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan between 18 ans 22 mm.

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature


Bionomics

The adults come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults fly in one generation a year: from late May till mid August. They are most reported from June.


Observed on

Substrates:
Decaying vegetable matter

The larva lives on fallen needles of different species of pine trees.

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